San Mateo | |
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 San Mateo canton | |
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| Coordinates: 9°57′38″N 84°33′37″W / 9.9605539°N 84.560288°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 7 August 1868[1] |
| Head city | San Mateo |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de San Mateo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.9 km2 (48.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,136 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 204 |
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San Mateo is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Mateo district.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.